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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Lexington, KY

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $47,490 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,203 a month.

10th percentile
$36,880
25th percentile
$39,380
Median percentile
$47,490
75th percentile
$62,470
90th percentile
$74,510

Based on 1,150 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,439 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,490
Federal income tax−$3,519
Social Security + Medicare−$3,633
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,900
Monthly take-home$3,203
Every two weeks$1,478

Does it go far here?

$51,126Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

All industrial truck and tractor operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky